NEW DELHI: India’s Narendra Modi made no reference either to Russia or Ukraine in his public remarks during the Quad summit in Tokyo. This is when both President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida did, with the former describing Russia’s invasion as a “dark hour”, while Kishida warned against the same thing happening in the Indo […]Read More
NEW DELHI: There’s a new wannabe trading alternative in the Indo-Pacific but it modestly styles itself as an economic framework and its proponents in Washington have made it clear that it’s not about free trade or lower tariffs or even market access. But the reading among diplomats and trade specialists in New Delhi is that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “By the end of this decade, we should be able to launch 6G services and our task force has started working on this.” That announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a telecom event in Delhi earlier this week reportedly triggered alerts in some world capitals and the headquarters of international telecom firms, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Australians vote on Saturday with “3Cs” on their mind: Climate Change, China and Covid. And here’s how things could go on Saturday. Incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to lose with an opinion poll last week showing his rating at -14. He is faulted for not being serious enough on climate change, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Has the time come to take Buddha and Buddhism to the next level? This may appear facetious but Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Lumbini in Nepal, where the Buddha was born, could set that stage. One could argue that at a time when the world is consumed by the war in Ukraine, and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has tough challenges ahead given the volatile mood in the street, political discord and the pending negotiations over the IMF loan which will come only if the government accepts very stiff conditions. Those conditions needless to say, will be very unpopular with the public. In this chat on The Gist, Dr. […]Read More
The dramatic events of last week appear to have effectively completed the chain of events that first began on April 21, 2019. Exactly three years and three weeks to the day since the Easter attacks took place, the President who rode to power on the back of it had to swear in the very same […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A hop, skip and a jump would almost describe Prime Minister Modi’s helicopter flight from Kusinagar in Uttar Pradesh to a helipad in Lumbini Park, across the border in Nepal. At a day-long event combining elements of faith, politics and diplomacy, Modi will, along with his Nepali counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba, lay the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: There’s a new buzz across the vast stretch of water linking the west coast of India and the Arabian Gulf states. The buzz is about commerce with the India-UAE free trade area coming into force on May 1. Oman and India are beginning the feasibility study for a limited FTA even as Delhi […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The news from Shanghai, China’s commercial metropolis, speaks of tightening Covid restrictions, homes and apartments being disinfected and subway stations being shut down. The Tesla factory halted production on Monday as the lockdown, now in its sixth week, has halted the production and supply of components. In this chat on The Gist, Jeffrey […]Read More
There have been protests in front of the Trincomalee Naval Base where former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is reportedly staying along with a number of his family members. Video reports showed a helicopter, reportedly belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force, being boarded by a few people at the Police Field Headquarters. Reports claim it […]Read More
Television news broadcasts from Sri Lanka are a grim warning to ruling elites anywhere in the world, that the good times don’t last forever, and all it takes is a spark to set things alight. In this chat on StratNewsGlobal, Nitin Gokhale, editor in chief, from the background of his long experience of Sri Lanka, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist’, Vice Admiral M.S. Pawar(Retd), Former Deputy Chief of Naval Staff in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Watch this wide-ranging, comprehensive interview, in which Admiral Pawar discusses post Galwan deployments at sea and the message sent to China, Xi Jinping’s Global Security Initiative(GSI), the Navy’s force multipliers, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The crowds wanted Gota (Gotabaya Rajapaksa) to go but it was his brother Mahinda the prime minister who went, bowing out after two years as prime minister. And while nobody is written off in politics, Mahinda may have to be written off given the manner of his departure, with pro-government mobs assaulting people […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Books Corner‘, Anirudh Suri, Author of ‘The Great Tech Game: Shaping Geopolitics and the Destinies of Nations’ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. “India has a lot of talent and capital, but to compete in ‘The Great Tech Game’, she lacks technology, policy and strategy,” he argues, adding, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It would be fair to say that the BrahMos missile deal with the Philippines may have done more to put India on Manila’s radar (and vice-versa) than anything else. The wonder is the $375 million deal was signed and sealed in January even as preparations got underway for the May 9 election. The […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s ambitious 43,000 crore Project 75i to build a line of conventional submarines with air independent propulsion (AIP) appears to have run aground. Although the deadline for submission of bids is next month, Naval Group and Spain’s Navantia pulled out some time ago. Incidentally neither have an operational AIP. The German firm ThyssenKrupp […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri, India’s Former Envoy to the European Union, Ex-Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN and Professor Ummu Salma Bava, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution and Co-author, ‘Eu-India Relations: The […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, Matas Maldeikis, Member of Lithuania’s Parliament and the Head of the Parliamentary groups for relations with Taiwan and democratic Russia in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. “We see Russia as a short term threat that needs to be taken care of because of its military action. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “Landed in Paris. France is one of India’s strongest partners, with our nations cooperating in diverse areas.” Prime Minister Modi’s understated tweet gave no hint of what was in store during his few hours stopover in Paris, ostensibly to congratulate President Macron on his victory in the elections last month. As it turned […]Read More
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